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High winds knock out power

Daily News staff

Published 1:46 am, Saturday, May 5, 2018

High winds that whipped through the region Friday knocked out power and downed tree branches.

The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning on Friday, stating winds could gust to 55 or 65 mph through 5 p.m. On Friday afternoon, more than 3,000 Consumers Energy customers were without power. Multiple small outages combined with larger ones to make up the total. Other neighboring counties also experiences outages.

During a high wind warning, people can experience hazardous driving for high-profile vehicles, objects being blown around outdoors, downed trees and power outages, the National Weather Service stated.

The wind caused wires to come down around the region, closing some roads as repairs were made.

The forecast calls for Saturday to be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 70s and lighter winds of 5 to 15 mph.